Thoughts on Chinese Lum spydie............

[dtsoll]

I will be receiving a green chinese lum folder in a trade. If ya got one what are your thoughts on it. Do you like it? For some reason I was hypnotized by the leaf shaped blade and couldn't stop until I had one. I am seriously anxious for it's arrival. thanks for your comments. and thanks for the forums. dtsoll

 

[Starfish]

dtsoll,

You may want to do a search on the Lum Chinese passaround that happened a while ago. Lotsa good reviews on it.

Aw heck, here ya go: Lum Chinese reviews

Hope that helps,

Matthew

 

[leroys_45]

I just had the passaround Chinese on it's second round and did a review that you can see here. It's nothing special, just my two cents.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=244905

Since it's on it's second time around, more reviews are coming.

 

[dtsoll]

Thanks guys, great info! dtsoll

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Love the VG-10 blade. The steel is great and the blade shape is perfect for a lot of cutting jobs. The handle was not as impressive to me. I found it a little slippery. Overall, a nice knife, but not one that I would purchase.

I got the chance to try this knife thanks to the generousity of DaveH and the passaround knife that he provided.

 

[FullerH]

I had ordered another knife and was shipped a Lum Chinese Folder by mistake. I fell in love with it so quickly that I accepted it and bought both of them! I just wish that it was legal to carry to work in my federal office.

 

[Jazzman]

The Lum is awesome. The leaf shaped blade combined with the thin flat ground edge cuts like a laser. Mine locked up like a rock.
Matt

 

[calyth]

The Lum is not bad, but the handle isn't quite secure enough for me to adopt it.
I prefer the Salsa, very similar blade shape, and the handle locks in pretty damn well.
Small blade that cuts and slice like a big one, and mostly goes unnoticed.
Give the Lum a try, and if you feel the same about the handle, try the Salsa.

 

[FullerH]

The Lum's appeal to me was in its smooth cutting ability and its very sophisticated appearance. I really like the look of both the blade and the hilt or handle or whatever you wish to call it on a folder. The combination is a very aestheic one that he Salsa, my favorite go to work knife, cannot match.

I love the Salsa for its 2 7/16" blade and its low key appearance, all very helpful if you work for the feds where 18USC930 limits what you may carry to 2 1/2" blades and an obvious appearance is not a desireable in this post 9/11 world. That it has a great lock and a very ergonomic grip makes it even better.